Today, the League of American Bicyclists awarded 42 new and renewing Bicycle Friendly Businesses℠ (BFBs). There are now 1,265 BFBs in 49 states and the District of Columbia ranging from local business to Fortune 500 corporate headquarters.

This is a repost of a blog done in 2011 showing that biking and walking projects create more jobs per million dollars spent than road only projects. Its relevant now that President-Elect Trump is promoting an infrastructure package as a job-creation initiative.

State & Local Policy Manager Ken McLeod went to Davis, CA, a Platinum BFC that also is the home of the UC Davis, which has Platinum status as a BFU and a BFB. While there, he worked with sponsor Ground Control Systems to make a video.

We are excited to announce 51 new and renewing Bicycle Friendly Universities℠ from 25 states, There are now 164 BFUs in 44 states and Washington, DC, a cutting-edge group of colleges and universities across the US transforming their campuses and the communities around them.

Join us in Washington, DC, from March 6–9, for the 2017 National Bike Summit, where advocates, bike industry leaders, local decision makers, engineers and planners will convene to discuss, learn, experience and advocate for better bicycling.